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“water”

Natural domain

PS*māy-/maːj/

Hebמַיִם/majim/

Gəʿəzማይ/maj/

Amhውሃ/wɨha/

Egy𓈖𓏤/mw/

Sound Changes:

⊕Epenthesis(māy → majim)

⌀Apocope(majim → maj)

“king”

Social domain

PS*malk-/malk/

Hebמֶלֶךְ/mɛlɛx/

Aramמַלְכָּא/malka/

Gəʿəzንጉሥ/nǝguś/

Amhንጉሥ/nɨgus/

Sound Changes:

V→Vowel Shift(malk → mɛlɛx)

“house”

Architectural domain

PS*bayt-/bajt/

Hebבַּיִת/bajit/

Aramבַּיְתָא/bajtaː/

Gəʿəzቤት/bet/

Amhቤት/bet/

Coptⲏⲓ/eːi/

Egy𓉐/pr/

Sound Changes:

V→Vowel Shift(bajt → bet)

“name”

Abstract domain

PS*šim-/ʃim/

Hebשֵׁם/ʃem/

Gəʿəzስም/sǝm/

Amhስም/sɨm/

Egy𓂋𓈖/rn/

Sound Changes:

C→Consonant Shift(š → s)

“good”

Abstract domain

PS*ṭāb-/tˤaːb/

Hebטוֹב/tov/

Aramטָב/taːv/

Gəʿəzጥዑም/tˤǝʕum/

Amhጥሩ/tˤɨru/

Sound Changes:

V→Vowel Shift(ṭāb → tov)